Tops (2002)

About this game

Players stack colored rings (blue, yellow and red) on three spinning tops and try to achieve one of their two patterns. The players have a limited number of rings and must wait until the last moment to play them. However, the task becomes more and more difficult as the tops slow down and start oscillating. A winner of the 1997 Concours International de Créateurs de Jeux de Société.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.2/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 7 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.